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vapulear
vapulear(
bah
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poo
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leh
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ahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to beat
El león vapuleó a la cebra, pero no consiguió incapacitarla.The lion beat the zebra, but it didn't manage to incapacitate it.
b. to beat up
La víctima perdió el conocimiento cuando su atacante la vapuleó.The victim lost consciousness when he was beaten up by his attacker.
2. (sports)
a. to thrash
Ya es la tercera vez seguida que fueron vapuleados por sus rivales en la liga.This is the third time in a row now that they've been thrashed by their league rivals.
a. to trample (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
La escritora teme que los críticos literarios vapuleen su nueva novela.The writer is afraid literary critics will trample her new novel.
b. to slate (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
El chef vapuleó el plato preparado por el novato.The chef slated the dish prepared by the rookie.
4. (to agitate)
a. to shake
El socorrista vapuleó al niño que acababa de rescatar para hacerle volver en sí.The lifeguard shook the child he had just rescued to make him come to.
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